Date:         Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:16:09 -0800
Reply-To:     Chris Lisica <wavanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Chris Lisica <wavanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Multimeter recommendation
Comments: To: "Gary Lee www.vwrack.com" <gary2a@telus.net>
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I've had this one for about 10 years:

http://www.tequipment.net/Fluke7-300ElectricalTester.html

It is a 'dummy' meter. Auto sensing for ac/dc/ohms. It works perfect for
people like me who don't squat about electricity. Apparently they have been
discontinued. Bummer, great Fluke meter.

On Dec 18, 2007 8:53 AM, Gary Lee www.vwrack.com <gary2a@telus.net> wrote:

> >>All I have to say is, you get what you pay for.  A Fluke will last 10
> >>to 1000
> >>times longer than a 10 or 20 dollar meter,
>
> I've had a dozen cheap digital millimeters.  And a couple old VTVMs,
> remember those?  About two years ago I found a used Fluke for $65.  There
> is
> a difference and I haven't used any of the cheap meters since.
> I should have broke down and bought a Fluke ten years ago, it would have
> cost the same as all the money I spent on the cheap ones which all break
> eventually.
> There is a difference in the way the reading is displayed, how it handles
> transients and spikes.  The Fluke is just easier to use.  So it's not only
> longevity.
>
> Gary Lee
>



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Chris
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